Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Bennie | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 April 2006||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2020 | ECU Joondalup | ||
2021– | Perth Glory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Perth Glory NPL | 23 | (10) |
2023– | Perth Glory | 21 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Australia U17 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023 |
Daniel Bennie (born 13 April 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League Men club Perth Glory.
Bennie, a youth player in Perth,[3] signed his first professional contract with Perth Glory on 10 July 2023,[4] and made his unofficial debut for the club less than a week later, scoring Perth's second goal in a 6–2 defeat to West Ham.[5][6][7][8] He was one of nine youth players to feature against the Premier League side.[9]
Bennie made his competitive debut as a substitute on 18 July 2023 in a 4–0 cup defeat to Macarthur FC.[1][10] He made his starting debut on 22 October 2023 at Perth Rectangular Stadium in a 2–2 league draw with Newcastle Jets.[11][12]
Bennie received his first international call-up for the Australian under-17 side in June 2023 ahead of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup.[13] He scored once during the tournament as Australia reached the quarter-final stage before being knocked out by Japan.[14]
Bennie attended Lake Joondalup Baptist College in Joondalup, where he met John Walmsley, the head coach of Perth Glory Youth.[15]